Labeling-machine.



F. 0. WOODLAND.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLBD u1u, 1913.

1,113,856, Patented 001113, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEBT 1.

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P. O. WOODLAND. LABELING MACHINE. APLIOATION FILED MALI, 1913. 1,1 1 3 ,856, Patented Oct. 13, 1914,

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FRANK o,.WooDLaND, OE WORCESTER, MAssACIisETT's, AssIeNOR To ECONoEIIC WEST VIRGINIA.

MACHINERY COMPANY, OE WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OE LABELING-MACHINE.

Specification o f Letters Ittent.` y Patented Oef, 1.3511914- Application led March 71913. Serial No. 752,566.

To aldil whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANK O. WOODLAND,

a` citizen of the United States, residing at.

Worcester, in the 'county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and-useful improvements in Labelmg-Machines, ort which the following is :a specifica-` tion, reference being made therein to the accompanying drawings.r A

My present invention relates to a novel arrangement' 'of label-wiping appliances more especially adapted for rotary labeling machines of the class described in my previous application, Serial No. 720,913, Or machines" wherein the bottles or articles to be labeledv are caused to travel, in upright posit-ion, between and past stationed wiperdevices, in a continuous successiveorder; the' prime object being to render the inachine more'convenient,` eilicient and practically economical. 4

Another object of my invention is to provide an equipment of wipers assembled as a compound unit, in al manner to be put on and taken o' the labeling' machine as a unit, orI all at a single operation, `withoutl disarranging the relative location or comthus affording a' method and means whereby wiper-appliances adapted for 'one kind or size of bottles or articles, can be readily exchanged, upon the` machine, for wipers adapted for another kind, size or `form of bott-les or articles, without loss of time in making-the exchange, or requiring particulail attention. to the adjustment of the individual wipers or their actuating devices.

Anothcr object is to provide in a labeling.

machine of the character described, and in combination with -means for gumming and presenting. labels, anda rotary or moving carrier adapted' for advancing a series of bottles or the likein successive order; an improved wiper-mechanism comprising automatically movable wipers and means for operating the' same'controlled'oi' actuatedbyla' series of studsl or contacting means,l

l carried upon'or in connection with the movan elevation view vof Suchparts' ing`A table or bottle-carrier, .as more fully hereinafter explained.

Minor objects and features of the' invention are set forth in the following-detailed description', the. subject' matterl claimed beingdefinitely expressed in the summary.

As" illustrated in the drawings, Figure'v 11 ,the pulley P and .clutch pickers.v

glue-distributing roller vthat sp tupon the pickers is'shdwn at D. 'I he' rolls "are mostly 'omittedfrom" the' drawings,v theof a rotary-carrier label-afiixing machine as will show the location and general arrangement 'of my improved wiper-mechanism with respect to other portions of the .Inachine.- Fig. 2'is a back view of my wiper unit compound; a section of the rim -portion of the rotary carrier table, and means for actuating the movable neck-label wipers. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same looking in the direction indicated by the `arrow S3. Fig. 4 represents a horizontal4 section, at the position of line X X on Fig. 2, showing i the body-label wipers, as with a bottle passing through.: Fig. 5 is a' top -plan view showing the movable neck-label' lwipers. Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal section of the lower end of' the actuating leven and the contacting detent and cam. Fig.v represents a modification wherein movable wipers are given a horizontal lnstead'ofa vertical 4movement.'

In the general struct-ure of the labeling machine to which my vinvention is applied in the present instance, the numeral` 10 in# dicates the main standard orcolumn of the frame; 11 the arm or fram member that supports the. upper' operating arts; 12 a centrally supported horizontal y rotatable table or carrier having thereon rests' 14, or means for sustaining bottles vor lthe like ,in approximately upright positionand advancing the same in a circular ,'path and in successive order from a place of reception .to a place or discharge'.

2 indicates the table-operating gear; 3 a` driving pinion'l meshing therewith and mounted uponan` operating shaft 5 having or other' suitable driving ,appliancesarrangedl thereon, for applying power yand motion.

-15 indicates a label-supply holder; 6 a pair of label-carrying pickers that transfer lthe labels from said holder to the face of the bottle'; 16 a picker-carrier; 9 a picker actuating means; and 7 indicates'wthe grippingv devices that clamp the labels to the bottle and assist in stripping them from the -A portion of the lue-reservoir' and its delivering-roll .are in -icated at G and the better to illustrate the relation in winch the labels" L' arepresente'd to thefibottle B.

s glue;

{Ihet above enumerated parts may all'be arranged' for operation substantiallyas illustrated herein, or as `described in my I prior application for Letters Patent thereto afford a clearer understanding of the are arranged to engage with the nature and relation of my claimed invention in its practical embodiment..

In accordance with my present invention there is provided. a bifurcated or inverted Ueshaped plate or straddle-frame 19 upon the respective limbs of which the pairs ofV body-label wipers 20 and neck-label wipers are mounted and secured in their proper relative order and positions, as best'shown in Fig. 2. The body-.label wipers 20 are, forcommon style .labeling purposes, firmly attached to the plate and project inward from the opposite limbs thereof, but may in any instance, if desired, be made movable .in-.a manner similarto that herein described for the neck-labels. Theneck-label wipers A21, which. are arranged to ci'ect a variable* wipe, are` attached to arms or levers 23 pivotally supported upon the respective limbs of .the plate 19 by suitable studs, as indicated at 24, so as4 to swing the wiper heads upor down, outward or inward, while actingupon the label. Numeral .25 indicates an operating lever liulcrumedat 26,'upon the outer limb of the plate or frame 20. The upper part of said opera-.ting lever is joined, by a pivotally connected link, or joint -member 27, with oneaotthe wiper-arms 23; while its lower endiS adapted to receive contact of a stud or -controlling member 30 carried upon the rim or .under face of -the bottle-carrier ele.-

' ment. A, spring4 29 is provided to act upon the lever 25 for retracting said lever and the connected wipers tol normal position; also .means 31 for limitlng the movement. The lever 25, at its lower end, is preferably .extended beneath lthe peripheral portion of' the rotatable bottle-carrier v12, and is provided with a suitably shaped cam member 28, (see Fig. 6) and a-series of projecting pins, -studs or equivalent devices 30 are ixed in the rim or under surface of the carrier table, which contact lwith the cam member, and bymovement of said lever control the action, of the movable wipers. The pins or studs are located in such relation to the bottle supporting rests that the1 wipers will be actuated while the successive bottles pass between them.

34 indicates a cross 'connection lever for causing the wipers to move in unison and in right and left order. Said lever is Julcrumed at 33 upon the plate or frame 19, and its ends wliier-arms s shown .bylliarble slots and pivot studs.

downward oblique wipe; but if an upward oblique wipe is desired then the pivots of the link 27 are placed in the holes 17, thus bringing the link below the fulcrum axis 24 .of the wiper arms.

face. can beemployed in lieu of rubber.`

The entireset or group of wi ers, including body-label wipers and neck-la el wipers, together with the cross-connecting lever, actuating lever and springs, are made up and assembled upon the bifurcated plate or trame 19 asa compound unit, and adapted for attachment of said plate to, and its detachment from the machine frame 11, by releasable fastening means or bolts 8, without disturbing the relation of the wipers and their accompanying devices in' respect to .each other, or the uncoupling of lever connections and pivot joints. This construction renders it practicable for the manufacturer of the labeling machines to make u the wiper-unit-compound complete, wit wipers adapted for any one of the various styles, sizes, forms or kinds of labels, bottles or packages as desired in practice, and to aiiixsuch wiper-unit-compound to the labeling machine according to the style required, simply and expeditiously by the two bolts 8. Also to quickly change the labeling from one style to another by removing, as 'a unit, one plate 19 with its set of wipers intact thereon, and substituting in its place another wiper --unit-compound having the roper style of wipers. This exchange can be readily eiected -by any person, or. as yoften as desired, and without special atten- Ation .and labor of adjusting the individual wiper members; an especialadvantage being that it can he done without having to disconnectany togglelinks, pivot joints or levers; since all such parts go with the disconnection of the plate or supporter 19, and there beingno attachment between the operating means and the actuating device on the carrier, there` is no cha-nge f the studs or any thing on the carrier t at has to be changed or adjusted at the time.

The modification, Fig. 7,-illustrates the wipers adapted to move inward as for lapping the ends of a label completely around the bottle or article to which it is applied. In this case the pivots 24 are disposed in upright instead of horizontal position. The modllication also shows an instance in which each individual wiper is provided with an Voperating means or lever 25 and 25", that are lndependently actuated by the studs 30 onthe moving bottle-carrier; the operation thereQbng- .substantially as above de- A in 2 the wipers are arranged to give a Aa little in advance of the other.

' What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: i

`1. In a labeling machine, 1n combination,

a movable carrier, means thereon for supporting bottles or the like upright While moving With'said carrier, a'Wiper-supporting plate bridging the path of the carrier, a pair of movable Wiper-carrying heads mounted on said Wiper-supporting plate, Wipers attached to said heads between Which the bottles pass, means for operating said movable Wiper devices, and actuating devices connected vWith said movable carrier for imparting motion to said wiper operating means.

2.,In a labeling machine, in combination with a rotatable carrier or table 'provided with means for supporting bottles or lthe like thereon in uprightposition;` of a pair of movable Wipers, a connection for effecting opposite movement of said Wipers in unison, an operating lever for imparting motion thereto, and a contacting device carried by said rotatable table for actuatin said operating lever at a predetermine position in the rotation.

In a labeling machine, the combination with a movable bottle-carrier provided with means for supporting and advancing bottles or the like; of a wiper-supporting element, means for attaching said element to the machine frame, a pair of oppositely disposed wiper-carrying arms pivtally mounted upon said supporting element, and means actuated from said bottle-carrier, for mov-l ing said wipers While the bottle passes between them.

ft. In a labeling machine, a Wiper-unitcompound consisting of an inverted approximately U-shaped supporter having the several wiper elements mounted thereon in their predetermined Working relation in respect to each other, said supporter adapted for ,ready attachment to and detachment' from thel machine frame without disturb'- ing the relation of the Wiper elements in respect to each other upon said supporter.

5. In a labelin machine, the combination with means orcgluing and presenting labels at a predetermined position across the .path of .the bottles, continuously moving bottle-carrier having means for supportingl a series of bottles or the like thereon in upright successive order, gripping devices that move with said carriers, for respectively' clamping the labels as presented to the :bot-

tles, and a wiper compound comprising an overhanging bifurcated supporter I-stra'd dling the path of the bottles, and having pairs of Wipers mounted upon its depending limbs, between which the bottles are successively passed. l

6. In avlabeling machine, in combination with means for gumming and delivering labels, a movable'carrier having means thereon for supporting bottles or the like in up- `right position,'and to travel in successive serial order along a predetermined path with the movement of said carrier, means for gripping the delivered labels to the respective bottles, means for moving said carrier, ya wiper-supporting element stationed athwart the path ofthe advancing bottles, a Wiper set mounted thereon, including swinging Wiper-members, means mounted on said supporting element for automati- ,cally moving said swinging Wipers, and an unconnected controlling means carried upon dsaid bottle-carrier `for coactingly engaging with said Wiper-operating means, 'the engaging parts having shaped contact surfaces, conformed for imparting a predetermined quality of'motion to the movable wlpers.

7. In a labeling machine, the combination, of a bottletraveling carrier, a stationed -vviper-supporting frame overhanging said carrier, a pair of automatically adjusting Wipers movably mounted thereon, between which the bottles are conveyed by said cai rier, Wiper-operating connection mounted upon' said wipeisupportingframe, and an actuating member fixed on the bottle-traveling carrieil and coacting with said wiperoperating connection for moving and controlling said Wipers as the bottle passes between them.

8. In a labeling machine, in combination with a rotary bottlecarrier having means for the upright support of bottles thereon;

`means for gluing and delivering labels, and

means for centrally gripping the labels to the bottle, a wiper-unit comprising a bifurcated supporting. plate having body- Wipers mounted thereon, and neck-Wipers :provided with arms pivotally mounted thereon, said arms connected for relatively opposite movement of said neck-wipers; an actuating lever ulcrumed on said plate, its upper end linked to the'wiper arm, means for retracting said lever, and a series of devices upon said bottle-carrier for contacting with said wiper-actuating lever.

Witness my hand this 5th day of March,

FRANK o. WOODLAND.

Witnesses:

CHAs. H` BURLEIQH, .ELLA P. Brahms. 

